Videos – Houston Center for Contemporary Craft https://crafthouston.org Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is a nonprofit arts organization founded to advance education about the process, product and history of craft. HCCC’s major emphasis is on objects of art made primarily from craft materials: clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood or found/recycled materials. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 17:47:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://crafthouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hccc-fav-1-76x76.png Videos – Houston Center for Contemporary Craft https://crafthouston.org 32 32 Arts InSight: “Light Charmer” https://crafthouston.org/2018/05/arts-insight-light-charmer/ Fri, 04 May 2018 19:56:15 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/?p=16720

At the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Arts InSight host Ernie Manouse talks with curator Kathryn Hall about the exhibition “Light Charmer,” which features works in neon and plasma. Original air date: May 4, 2018.

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Brandon Zech and guest host Kaneem Smith on a clever “relocation” of the Menil Collection, a stack of black cats, and the inarguable pleasure of neon.

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Light Charmer: Neon and Plasma in Action

Feb. 9–May 18 | Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Always here to show Houston the beauty in the banal, HCCC debuts its exploration of the neon aesthetic that goes far beyond the flashing gas station “OPEN” signs we know and love. This group show explores the science behind neon—things like chemistry and electricity—as well as the craft of glass blowing that yields intricate, artisanal designs.

Free. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main St. 713-529-4848. More info at crafthouston.org.

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]]> Art Beat – A Celebration of Clay https://crafthouston.org/2016/11/art-beat-a-celebration-of-clay/ Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:37:10 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/?p=14062 Viewing art at a museum or gallery can be a very abstract experience. On our first Art Beat, Randall Williams learns how two area organizations teamed up to help people grasp, guide literally, the concept of ceramics. Broadcast November 18th, 2016 on Stafford METV.

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Texas has a vibrant craft community, but our state is so large it can be hard to keep up with the latest innovations and the newest trends. On this week’s Art Beat, we visit an event that brings the best of the best together in one place. Broadcast October 14th, 2016 on Stafford METV.

]]> Art Beat – Best If Used By at Craft Houston https://crafthouston.org/2016/09/art-beat-best-if-used-by-at-craft-houston/ Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:38:01 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/?p=13992 We often tell children not to play with their food, but the curatorial staff of one area gallery recently told a group of artists to do just that. We plate up the results in this week’s Art Beat. Produced by Stacee Hawkins and broadcast September 30th, 2016.

]]> In the Studio With: Julia Gabriel https://crafthouston.org/2016/07/in-the-studio-with-julia-gabriel/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:27:02 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/?p=12867 American Craft‘s senior editor, Julie K. Hanus, writes about Gabriel’s “artful, architectural, and impeccably constructed handbags,” in the August/September 2016 issue. Here, she shares how she got into the golden ratio, the experience of launching her brand, and why she considers herself an artist rather than a designer.

]]> Craft Houston – A View Within/In Residence https://crafthouston.org/2016/07/craft-houston-a-view-withinin-residence/ Sat, 02 Jul 2016 16:48:45 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/?p=12783 We sometimes think of artists as working alone in a studio, with only their unseen muse for company. But as we see in our next story, Insightful art is often made in the context of community. Produced by Stacee Hawkins and broadcast July 1st, 2016 on Stafford METV.

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